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Asset Management - September, 2024

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• SEC Says Ex-Church & Dwight CEO Misled On Independence
• SEC Fines Moloney Securities, Sues Ex-Broker In Reg BI Case
• Latham, Davis Polk Steer AI-Focused Chipmaker's IPO
• Private Trading Platform Scraps SPAC Merger In Favor Of IPO
• Big Banks Get Brazilian Pollution Suit Booted From NY
• Activist Investor Urges Basic-Fit Gym Operator To Sell
• CoinShares Group General Counsel Steps Down
• Missouri Drops Appeal Intended To Save ESG Regulations
• Payward And The Secondary Crypto Transaction Confusion
• Ropes & Gray, Kirkland Guide PE-Backed Education Co.'s IPO
• Morgan Stanley Investment Arm Nabs $750M For Climate Fund
• PE-Backed IT Provider Ingram Micro Files Long-Awaited IPO
• 4 Firms Guide Verizon's $3.3B Wireless Comms Towers Sale
• MetLife Can't Get Early Win In Pensioners' Mortality Table Suit
• Schwab Nears Deal In Antitrust Suit Over TD Ameritrade Buy
• AI May Limit Key Learning Opportunities For Young Attorneys
• Constitution Permits Blocked Anti-Laundering Law, Panel Told
• Ex-CEO To Pay SEC Fine For Pre-SPAC Disclosure Failures
• Juul Stockholder Class Sues In Del. Over Controller Windfall
• CFTC Accuses Firms Of $3.6M Retail Forex Fraud
• CFTC Fines Futures Firm $650K For Botched Records, Trades
• Hedge Fund Inks $7.9M Deal In ERISA 401(k) Investment Suit
• Early Trump Media Backer Dumps Shares As Lockup Expires
• GOP States Sue HHS Over Gender Dysphoria Disability Rule
• Off The Bench: College Sports Dominates Legal Landscape
• Life Sciences Firms Energize IPO Market As Recovery Builds
• TPG Sues In Del. For Control Of Md. Data Center Project
• NFL Retirement Plan Can't Dodge Ex-Player's Benefits Suit
• MetLife's 3rd Circ. Win Won't Stop ERISA Health Fee Suits
• Sen. Bill Would Curb ESG Factors In Retirement Fund Choices
• Key Takeaways From DOJ's New Corp. Compliance Guidance
• Ault Disruptive To Dissolve After Failing To Ink SPAC Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Skadden, Cleary
• Womble Bond Adds Holland & Knight Business Litigator
• Fried Frank-Led StepStone Clinches $7.4B Secondaries Fund
• Spain Can't Escape $26M Award, DC Judge Rules
• FinCEN Withdraws Plan To Bar Now-Defunct Latvian Bank
• 5th Circ. Dusts Off FDIC Challenge In Jarkesy's Wake
• SEC Accuses NC Business Owner Of $28M Ponzi-Like Fraud
• Obesity Drug Developer Leads 2 Upsized IPOs Totaling $310M
• VivoPower Keeps HQ In UK To Qualify For $21B Gov't Program
• Bakery Wants Out Of $16M Payment To Pension Fund
• 4th Circ. Hints Rocket Mortgage Class Cert. Is On Shaky Ground
• Qualcomm Eyes Massive Buyout Of Intel, Plus Other Rumors
• Conn. Jury Finds Oil Trader Guilty In Petrobras Bribery Scheme
• Quest Diagnostics Escapes 401(k) Mismanagement Suit
• Southwest Airlines Touts Big Changes Amid Activist Pressure
• MLB Fan Gets Chance To Prove Ohtani Home Run Ball Is His
• Basel Endgame Rules: A Change Is Coming
• 3 Firms Rep As Citi, Apollo Form $25B Private Credit Program
• SEC Fines Alphabet, Others Over Stock Ownership Reports
• In-House Counsel To Play Central Role At AI Cos., VCs Say
• CFPB Gets Partial Win Over Debt Collector's Property Transfer
• Texas Man, 6 Companies To Pay $10.5M Over Forex Scheme
• 3rd Circ. Backs Tossing MetLife Suit Over Drug Rebates
• Baker Botts, Latham Lead Natural Gas Producer's $270M IPO
• Feds Say 'Wall Of Evidence' Supports Petrobras Bribery Case
• IP Protection Firm's $426M SPAC Merger Is Scrapped
• Merrill, Harvest To Pay SEC $9.3M For Ignoring Clients' Limits
• 7th Circ. Doubts London Depo Should Trigger New Fraud Trial
• Cancer Detection Biz To Go Public Via $694M SPAC Merger
• 2nd Circ. Eyes New Trial In Yale Retirement Fee Fight
• NYSE Cancels Proposal To Extend SPAC Merger Deadlines
• Round-Canopy Parachuting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Bank Regulators, SEC Face GOP Inquiry Over Crypto Bulletin
• 'Be Careful What You Wish For' Post-Jarkesy, SEC Atty Says
• 'Joker' Producer's Broker To Pay $60M In Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Ex-Foot Locker Exec To Pay $236K For Insider Trading
• 'The Predators Are Back,' Mich. Tax Foreclosure Attys Warn
• SEC Says Blockchain Cybersecurity Co. Ran $5M Fraud
• Norfolk Southern Says Stock Drop Suit Based On 'Hindsight'
• Dish Slams 'Entitled' Standard General Exec's Race Bias Suit
• SEC Settlement Holds Important Pay-To-Play Lessons
• Star Witness Against Bankman-Fried Gets 2 Years In FTX Case
• King & Spalding, Skadden Rep $1.7B DE Shaw-Macquarie Deal
• Commercial REIT Unveils $251M IPO As Pipeline Builds
• Why Now Is The Time For Law Firms To Hire Lateral Partners
• 3 Firms Rep As Blackstone, Vista Ink $8.4B Smartsheet Buy
• Credit Suisse Can't Ditch Investor Fraud Suit, But PwC Can
• 3rd Circ. Revives $60M Moroccan Hotel Award Fight
• Coinbase Brings On Ex-Citadel Legal Chief With SEC Chops
• Petco, Shareholders Battle In Chancery Over Controller Clout
• CFTC Fines Piper Sandler $2M In Latest Text Messaging Action
• DOJ Adds AI Risk To Corporate Compliance Program
• Del. Justices Uphold Bankrupt Byju's US Lender Takeover
• Vanguard Agrees To Settle Investors' Tax Liability Suit
• Boston-Based PE Firm Wraps Debut Fund With $220M In Tow
• Davis Polk Vows Ex-Clerk Won't Touch Crypto Merger Suit
• Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics
• RSV Vaccine Biz Secures $100M For Series B Funding Round
• Latham-Led Aerospace Giant StandardAero Preps $1B IPO
• Autism Played Role In Bankman-Fried Case, 2nd Circ. Told
• Raymond James Pushes Ex-VP's Sex Bias Suit Into Arbitration
• Tempur Sealy Sets Divestiture Plan Ahead Of FTC Court Battle
• Debevoise Reps KKR On $4.6B Middle-Market Fund
• Letterman Enjoys Jury Service, But Not Picked For Fraud Trial
• Judge Won't Toss Fraud Suit Against Crypto-Forex Co. Execs
• SEC Fines Investment Adviser $750K For Cherry-Picking
• IPO Trio Looks To Raise $536M Combined As Autumn Begins
• 'Con Man' Who Faked Atty Emails In Biz Scam Gets 30 Mos.
• Agriculture Tech Biz's $147M SPAC Merger Is Scrapped
• Fed's Surprise Rate Cut Gives M&A Markets Needed Relief
• JPMorgan Chase Sued Again Over Cash 'Sweep' Program
• US Chamber Warns Del. Justices On TC Energy Case Fallout
• 2 SEC Commissioners Object To Whistleblower Award Secrecy
• What The SEC Liquidity Risk Management Amendments Entail
• It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson Dunn, Holland & Knight
• Apple's $490M Deal Over China Sales OK'ed, Attys Get $110M
• Potomac Law Group Adds Morgan Lewis Partner
• 'Biblical Values' Firm To Pay $300K For Misleading Investors
• Crypto Exchange Must Refund Bitcoins, But In 2013 Dollars
• Simpson Thacher Reps ICG On $1.9B North American Fund
• Judge Gives Dow Jones Win In Article Thievery Case
• Macquarie Unit To Pay $80M To End SEC's Overvaluation Claims
• Sidley-Led Knowles Sells Microphones Biz For $150M
• Halted DOL Fiduciary Regs Could Open Lane For SEC Action
• Pink Floyd, NFL And PE Take Limelight In Latest Deal Rumors
• 3 Firms Lead Vistra's $3B Buy Of Leftover Stake In Nuclear Biz
• Split 5th Circ. Upholds Oxy's $38M Win Over Wells Fargo Bank
• SEC Must Clarify Murky Crypto Rules, Ex-Officials Tell House
• FTX Auditor Prager Metis Settles SEC Charges For Negligence
• Fed's Powell Sees Final Basel Rule Less Than 1 Year Away
• Conn. Investment Adviser Stole Secrets, Ex-Employer Says
• Convicted Pastor, An NYC Mayor Ally, Denied Bail For Appeal
• SEC's Equity Trading Reforms Allow Half-Penny Stock Pricing
• 7 Takeaways For Investment Advisers From FinCEN AML Rule
• Citgo Settles Retirees' Suit Over Outdated Mortality Data
• Silvergate Bank Parent Co. Files Ch. 11, Plans Liquidation
• Conn. Adviser Gets 21 Mos. For $2.7M Cherry-Picking Scheme
• Ex-Worker Suing Over Bonuses Backed Axing Them, X Says
• Mitigating Risk In Net Asset Value Facility Bankruptcies
• What VC Fund Settlement Means For DEI Grant Programs
• VivoPower Plots $1.13B Merger After Unit's SPAC Deal Closes
• McGuireWoods Finance Pro Jumps To Troutman Pepper
• US Utility AES Sells 30% Stake In Ohio Unit For $546M
• Freshfields-Led Warburg Pincus Sells IT Biz Shares For €153M
• Euronext Buys UK Stock Market Research, Data Software Biz
• Wealth Manager Brooks Macdonald To Buy Financial Planner
• Skadden, Freshfields Guide Midea's $4B Hong Kong Listing
• 4th Circ. OKs Immediate Appeal Of Genworth 401(k) Class
• CFT Capital Raises $781M For 2nd Co-Investment Fund
• Missouri Injunction A Setback For State Anti-ESG Rules
• Silver Point Wraps $4.6B Opportunistic Credit Fund
• White & Case-Led Fund Manager To Buy Citi Trust For £80M
• Ares Tops $3.3B For Latest US Distressed Real Estate Fund
• The 2024 Regional Powerhouses
• Wells Fargo Unit To Pay $3M Over Unsuitable Trading Claims
• Bankman-Fried Lays Blame On Trial Judge In 2nd Circ. Appeal
• Investors Greenlight Carbon Credit Co.'s $213M SPAC Merger
• Trio Of BigLaw Mergers Expected To Drive More Deal Talks
• Emergent BioSolutions Pays $40M To Settle COVID Vax Suit
• 2 Life Sciences Cos. Start Trading After Raising $540M Total
• Swiss Banks Want Sanctions Review Amid Geopolitical Risk
• Plane Leaser Avolon To Fly Away With Aircraft Fleet For $5B
• High Court Sanctions £2.2B Deal For Network International
• 8th Circ. Nixes $563M Verdict Against BMO Harris Over Ponzi
• Wells Fargo Ordered To Overhaul Sanctions, AML Compliance
• Navigating A Potpourri Of Possible Transparency Act Pitfalls
• Corp. Disclosure Law Kills Community Boards, Nonprofits Say
• A Preview Of AI Priorities Under The Next President
• Quinn Emanuel, Cohen Milstein Get $102M In Stock Loan Case
• Energy Biz Bowleven Edges Closer To Quitting LSE Listing
• UK Investment Biz Sells Unit To Canaccord For Up To £51M
• Litigation Spending To Rise As Cases Grow More Aggressive
• Atlanta Fed Chief Violated Trading Blackout Rule, OIG Says
• Cedars-Sinai Workers Seek Class In Retirement Plan Case
• Split 6th Circ. Backs SEC Win In Proxy Adviser Rule Change
• How Companies Are Approaching Insider Trading Policies
• Studio Behind 'Sound Of Freedom' Worth $1.6B In SPAC Deal
• Lloyd's Sued For $3.7M Over Cargo Ship Damaged In Ukraine
• Investor 'Blindsided' By Dye & Durham's Increasing Debt Load
• Paul Hastings-Led ICG Clinches $17B Direct Lending Fund
• SEC Files New Insider Case Tied To Stolen Covington Info
• Fed Official Previews 'Broad' Changes To Bank Capital Plans
• Reynolds Wrap Co. Gets OK For $725K Retirement Fee Deal
• MedStar's $11.8M ERISA Deal Gets Final OK
• Brookfield Pledges Over $1B To Ultra-Low Carbon E-Fuels Co.
• Southwest Plans Board Shakeup Amid Activist Pressure
• Investors Sue Broker For Assisting $129M Forex Fraud
• SEC Fines 9 Advisers $1.24M Over Marketing Rule Violations
• BAE Defeats ERISA Suit Over Abandoned Retirement Funds
• How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• DOL Issues Updated Cybersecurity Guidance For ERISA Plans
• Five Point Energy Clinches 4th Fund With $1.4B In Tow
• Squarespace Gets 'Best And Final' $7.2B Offer From Permira
• 7th Circ. Backs Bulk Of CFTC's Fraud Claim Win Against CEO
• Fed's Barr To Give Sneak Peek Of Revised Basel III Plan
• Investment Co. Appeals Sanction In Highland Ch. 11
• 4 ERISA Arguments To Watch In September
• Renewable Energy Biz Goes Public Via $386M SPAC Merger
• Congress Must Do More To Bolster ERISA Protections
• Goodwin-Led Cancer Biotech Eyes Roughly $200M IPO
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Bennett, Orrick
• Increased Scrutiny Raises Int'l Real Estate Transaction Risks
• Coinbase, Execs Must Face Investor Suit Over Business Risks
• Ex-SEC Enforcement Atty Joins Whistleblower Law Boutique
• Unconstitutionality Of Transparency Act Clear, 11th Circ. Told
• Investment Firm Fights Order To Return Docs In NJ Bias Suit
• PE Firm Argues Tossing of FTC Case Also Ends Workers' Suit
• Circor Dodges SEC Fine As Ex-Exec Faces Falsified Docs Suit
• How Fund Advisers Can Limit Election Year Pay-To-Play Risks
• 2nd Circ. Chilly To Mortgage-Backed Securities ERISA Suit
• 4 Firms Build First Majestic's $970M Buy Of Silver Mining Biz
• Chancery Presses Pause On $450M Bolt Financial Financing
• Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles
• Casino Queen Strikes Deal In Workers' ESOP Suit
• SEC Lets Deadline Pass For 5th Circ. Private Funds Appeal
• UBS Financial Gets Wrapped Up In Cash Sweep Class Action
• PE Advisers Flouted Registration Requirements, SEC Says
• SEC Fines NJ Financial Cos. For Whistleblowing Violations
• Atty Tied To Ponzi Scheme Can't Discharge CFTC Debt
• Produce Co. With Bankrupt Parent Settles $1M Payment Suit
• Apollo Defends $570M Controller Deal In Chancery Suit
• Solana Labs Denied Arbitration In Token Crypto Fraud Suit
• SEC Fines Investor Over $7.5M In Undisclosed Affiliate Fees
• Brazilian Oil Bribery Case Jury Warned Of 'Liar' Witness
• 9 Liability Management Tips As Debt Maturity Cliff Looms
• Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World
• J&J Hit With $1B Damages In Del. Merger Milestone Fight
• 8th Circ. Again Scraps Class Cert. For TD Ameritrade Clients
• Feds Abandon $12M Somali Fraud Case Against Atty
• 2nd Circ. Backs Toss Of Ericsson Investors' ISIS Bribes Suit
• Alphabet Beats Investor Suit Over Antitrust Issues, For Now
• PE Firm Investors Say False SEC Filings Caused Big Losses
• SEC Fines Adviser That Lost Clients' Crypto In FTX Collapse
• 5th Circ. Hesitant To Call Tornado Cash 'Entity'
• Pharma Co., State Street Hit With Pension Annuity Suit
• 5 Ways Life Sciences Cos. Can Manage Insider Trading Risk
• Trustee, Trader Culled From Jury In $1M Brazilian Bribery Trial
• Adviser Lied About Wall Street Skyscraper Digs, SEC Says
• Kirkland Brings On Ex-Goldman Sachs Debt Finance Pro In NY
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Paul Weiss Adds Ex-Fried Frank Atty To Lead Fund Finance
• 5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond
• Semnur Pharmaceuticals To Go Public Via $2.5B SPAC Merger